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For some, basketball is a hobby. But for the Muslim Women’s Summer Basketball League, it’s a passion and a mission to prove to the world that nothing can stand in the way of a talented baller. “Islam doesn’t whatsoever say a Muslim woman shouldn’t take part in sports,” said Fitryiya …

Macey Malone wrote in goodmenproject.com: The world stereotypes the people of faith in so many ways; Muslims, Christians, Jews and judge them in one way or another: Muslims = terrorists, Jews = stingy, Christians = homophobes. However, there has been an increasing number of initiatives around the world that aim …

Activists, anti-Islamophobia organisations welcome the announcement regarding universities, and look forward to the lifting of bans in other institutions Religious symbols, including the hijab will be permitted in universities in the French-speaking Wallonia region of Belgium starting September 2021, local officials announced, in a victory for anti-Islamophobia and Muslim women’s …

The pro-Trump violence in the U.S. Capitol earlier this month has pushed the nation’s law enforcement authorities to high alert for White supremacists groups seeking more chaos around Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, has advised community …

Police in Edmonton says they are investigating two separate hate-motivated attacks against Muslim women on the same day. The first took place around noon on Wednesday at the University of Alberta transit centre when a 19-year-old woman wearing a hijab was approached by an unknown man. Police say the suspect …

The Harvard Law Review has named a Los Angeles-born Egyptian-American as what it believes is its first Muslim president in its 134-year history, elevating him to the top of one of the most prestigious US law journals, Reuters reported. Harvard Law School student Hassaan Shahawy said he hoped his election …

An American Muslim convert underlined the good feeling of wearing Hijab, describing it as “truly empowering”. “Wearing hijab is honestly the best feeling. Sure, some days you will feel hot or maybe frustrated, but those feelings pass quickly. It’s truly empowering to be in Hijab, Jaime Brown said in an …

The Muslim Council of Britain just elected its first female secretary-general – but instead of celebrating this achievement, the BBC’s aggressive line of questioning reinforced Islamophobic stereotypes. Zara Mohammed, a young Scottish Muslim, last week became the first woman to be elected as secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). …

We are determined not to sign unless certain changes are made, Turkish-Muslims tell Anadolu Agency. Turkish-Muslim groups in France are under pressure for refusing to sign the “charter of principles” of Islam pushed by President Emmanuel Macron, several representatives said Wednesday. Chairman of the Confederation Islamique Milli Gorus France (CIMG), …

The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) submitted a complaint to the United Nations on Tuesday over the forced cremations of Muslims in Sri Lanka who died of COVID-19. The MCB in partnership with U.K.-based law firm Bindmans submitted the complaint to the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on behalf of …